How to pronounce metier
American English pronunciation
MET-yay
- IPA
- /ˈmɛtjeɪ/
- Syllables
- MET · yay (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What metier means
The kind of work you are best suited to
In a sentence: Painting was fun, but baking turned out to be her true metier.
Where it comes from: Borrowed from the French word métier, meaning "a trade" or "a job."
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